Nottingham Jewellery School
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Learn and Improve Your Technical Making Skills
in a One to One Session at Your Own Pace.
A one to one session allows you to learn new skills and improve your existing technical ability at you own pace and in your own time. One to one sessions are available weekdays, weekends and evenings. Work with one of our professional tutors to focus on your specific projects and techniques. We work with jewellery makers of all levels from complete beginners to advanced professionals to help them learn the skills they need to bring their designs to life.
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Choose from one of our sessions below or get in touch to discuss your own bespoke workshop. Sessions are charged by an hourly rate, materials are extra or supply your own.
Beginners and Introductory Sessions
Introduction To Silver Smithing.
Try your hand at the basics of silver smithing including saw piercing, filing, drilling, soldering, finishing and polishing. Choose to focus on learning the skills or create a simple piece of jewellery.
2 hrs £70 / full day £200
Introduction To Textures and Surface.
Learn how to select the right wire stock to create your ring. Measure, cut, form and solder the silver and then shape, finish and polish to create a solid silver ring which fits you perectly.
Introduction To Forming and Shaping.
Design your own pair of ear studs and transfer your design to metal. You'll hand cut and texture your earring and learn different methods to solder on stud pins and finish to a high standard.
Introduction To Silver Smithing.
Try your hand at the basics of silver smithing including saw piercing, filing, drilling, soldering, finishing and polishing. Choose to focus on learning the skills or create a simple piece of jewellery.
2 hrs £70 / full day £200
Introduction To Ring Making.
Learn how to select the right wire stock to create your ring. Measure, cut, form and solder the silver and then shape, finish and polish to create a solid silver ring which fits you perectly.
Introduction To Earrings.
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Design your own pair of earrings or studs. You'll hand cut and texture your earrings and learn different methods to solder on stud pins or make and attach ear hooks and finish to a high standard.
Enamelling On Copper
Try your hand at the basics of silver smithing including saw piercing, filing, drilling, soldering, finishing and polishing. Choose to focus on learning the skills or create a simple piece of jewellery.
2 hrs £70 / full day £200
Tube and Wire Riveting
Learn how to select the right wire stock to create your ring. Measure, cut, form and solder the silver and then shape, finish and polish to create a solid silver ring which fits you perectly.
Introduction To Earrings.
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Design your own pair of ear studs and transfer your design to metal. You'll hand cut and texture your earring and learn different methods to solder on stud pins and finish to a high standard.
Saw Piecing Master Class
An in depth session in saw piercing. Explore a range of saw blades and their uses, advanced technique and refine your skills. This session can be tailored to suit your own projects and designs.
Soldering Master Class
An in depth session to refine and improve your soldering technique. Explore different metals, solders and methods. This session can be tailored to suit your own projects and designs.
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Polishing Masterclass
An in depth session in polishing and finishing. Explore a range of polishing equipment and materials. This session can be tailored to suit your own projects and designs and focus on hand or mechanical polishing..
